Hopefully you were prescient enough to put money down on Gilbert Burns last weekend in his UFC fight with Tyron Woodley. Burns’ dominating win over the former champion was a sight to see, and at +150, it was an awfully nice payday.
It’s also the kind of performance that could land Burns a title shot in the not too distant future.
Other underdogs that came away victorious last weekend were Brandon Royval (+135) and Katlyn Chookagian (+115), with the majority of the card being dominated by the favorites.
More Fighting at APEX
The smaller octagon at UFC APEX had an impact on last week’s fights, and it will again be the site for this coming weekend’s UFC 250, featuring Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer in the main event. This fight was originally supposed to take place in Brazil in early May, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to wait an extra month.
Nunes is both the bantamweight and featherweight champion, and this will be her first defense of the featherweight title since she won it with a 51-second knocking of Cris Cyborg. On the flip side, when judging this fight, it’s worth noting that Spencer’s only loss came against Cyborg last summer.
The co-main event of the night is another fight that we’ve been waiting several weeks for. Former champ Cody Garbrandt and 37-year-old Brazilian Raphael Assuncao were originally scheduled to go at it in March before the fight was postponed by the pandemic.
UFC 250 Full Fight Card
Preliminary Card
Evan Dunham (+180) vs. Herbert Burns (-250)
Alonzo Menifield (-240) vs. Devin Clark (+185)
Alex Perez (-137) vs. Jussier Formiga (+110)
Charles Byrd (-177) vs. Maki Pitolo (+138)
Cody Stamann (-250) vs. Brian Kelleher (+180)
Gerald Meerschaert (+100) vs. Ian Heinisch (-125)
Alex Caceres (+120) vs. Chase Hooper (-150)
Main Card
Eddie Wineland (+310) vs. Sean O’Malley (-435)
Neil Magny (-150) vs. Anthony Rocco Martin (+120)
Aljamain Sterling (-118) vs. Cory Sandhagen (-106)
Co-Main Event
Cody Garbrandt (-143) vs. Raphael Assuncao (+115)
Main Event
Amanda Nunes (-590) vs. Felicia Spencer (+450)
On the preliminary card, the Alex Perez-Jussier Formiga fight looks to be one of the best. Both flyweights are ranked in the top 10.
The Aljamain Sterling-Cory Sandhagen fight on the main card pits two top-5 bantamweights. Both men are fighting well – Sandhagen has won seven straight while Sterling has won six of seven – and the winner will be set up nicely for a title shot.
As for the co-main event, Garbrandt is seen as the better fighter, but he hasn’t fought in nearly 15 months and hasn’t won since 2016. That makes a play on the plus money of Assuncao extra appealing.
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